Morocco vs South Africa: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1,347 per 1,000 people against 1,243 per 1,000 people in Morocco, a difference of 104 per 1,000 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.54 per 1,000 people | 37.72 per 1,000 people | 31.18 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 7.14 per 1,000 people | 49.44 per 1,000 people | 42.31 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.51 per 1,000 people | 73.73 per 1,000 people | 63.22 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 38.89 per 1,000 people | 134.34 per 1,000 people | 95.45 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 469.9 per 1,000 people | 684.05 per 1,000 people | 214.15 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,181 per 1,000 people | 1,219 per 1,000 people | 38.7 per 1,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Morocco or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1,347 per 1,000 people against 1,243 per 1,000 people in Morocco as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Morocco and South Africa?
- 104 per 1,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Morocco ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 4th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.